This one is a fun Blues Swinger! A traditional blues regularly played by Trad. Jazz bands and 20s-style dance bands. “Mama don’t allow no music playin ’round here!” is all about Mama waggin’ her finger at those noisy musos. Lots of solos room for the band to let loose and a fun vocal line open for some adlib. Includes a screamin’ shout chorus for the horns!
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By popular request — a PepperHorn Down South take on the classic swingin’ number ‘Mama Don’t Allow’. This New Orleans standard has lots of room for your horns to have a blow!
Rock N Roll Man’ is a kickin’ mix of Blues, Rock and Country in one power-packed number. It expresses a feeling that many of us share — we play all kinds of music, but always come back to good ole Rock N Roll. This one is a great feature for your Guitarist with heaps of room to let loose. Grab this hip shaker from the Powder Blues band!
This Bluesy Boogie from 1982’s ‘Party Line’ has become one of Powder Blues’ greatest hits. The number is a duet featuring the powerful pipes of Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney & Bonnie fame). This dance floor filler would be equally at home as a solo number.
This fun one from Powder Blues came out of their 1981 album ‘Thirsty Ears’. It’s the Bluesy tale of one man’s affinity for hitting the road and feelin’ free — whether in his wheel or someone else’s! A great blues in the classic Powder Blues style!
Swami Swin is a hot, swingin’ instrumental Blues number that’s a calling card for Canada’s Powder Blues! You’ll find it on an number of albums from the original ‘Uncut’ right up to this version on 2004’s ‘Blues + Jazz = Blazz!’
This one will have you buzzin’! “The Bartender says it’s Whiskey, but I know it can’t be so”. It’s ‘What Have I Been Drinkin”, the Powder Blues’ anthem to ending up on the wrong side of the bottle .. So bad you’re “crawlin’ on my knees and I think I’ve on my feet”. This driving, fun blues number is sure to please!
Drink it up! — You’ll be thirsty for this satisfying groove from Powder Blues. ‘Thirsty Ears’ tells the story of all of us — that first moment as a budding musician when you get a hint that there’s something cool and groovy out there. You’ve got ‘Thirsty Ears’! This driving blues has a hint of Powder’s Country stylings too, but with a healthy topping of both Rock and Blues. “Pour me out some Blues ’cause I got Thirsty Ears!”
With a bluesy, rockin’ groove — ‘Sweet Little Girl’ is the story of an older man being teased and tormented by his own ‘Loita’. The hook says it all; “You’re makin’ it hard sayin no, yeah, you’re makin’ it hard”. This one is a great example of why the hard rockin Powder Blues have continued to be enduringly popular through the decades!
Rock and blues are perfectly amalgamated in this musician’s love-song to his music and his axe. “Still I love to sing, It’s everything just to hear that guitar ring!” … Damn straight! This rockin’ blues has a Southside groove with some funky overtones. One of Powder Blues’ many greatest hits!